Each week, the team at Countrytown finds the best new country songs to add to our weekly playlist, The Country Drop. Here's our picks released this week, July 24, 2026.

Waylon Payne was born into the epicentre of country music, and despite this immersion resonant in his own storytelling, Wayward, his new album, shines a light on the uniqueness of his life experiences.

"Now you're really able to hear what you would sound like singing it, and probably make better choices on what songs you want to cut.”

The tour dates come before Geiger's highly anticipated appearances at this year's Gympie Music Muster and Strummingbird festivals.

'Mexico Honey' features on Musgraves’ latest album, 'Middle of Nowhere,' released in May.

Ariat will host live music on opening day, with Jake Hill from The Wet Whistles scheduled to perform.

Despite being in the hospital, Wyatt remained in good spirits and attempted to promote his just-released debut album, 'Dustpiles.'

Garth Brooks has announced the venue where he'll kickstart the first nights of his 'Blame It On My Roots: The Arena Tour.'

"Nobody else has that," Green humbly bragged.

Kasey Chambers, Kaylee Bell, The Wolfe Brothers and many others are performing at the beloved, free Groundwater Country Music Festival in October.

“My young self would be pretty proud of me," Shaboozey said. "Dang, it's crazy.”